In the Labyrinth of Dietary Patterns and Well-Being—When Eating Healthy Is Not Enough to Be Well

Renata Nestorowicz, Ewa Jerzyk and Anna Rogala
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Renata Nestorowicz: Institute of Marketing, Department of Marketing Strategies, Poznań University of Economics and Business (PUEB), Niepodległości Av. 10, 61-875 Poznań, Poland
Ewa Jerzyk: Institute of Marketing, Department of Marketing Strategies, Poznań University of Economics and Business (PUEB), Niepodległości Av. 10, 61-875 Poznań, Poland
Anna Rogala: Institute of Marketing, Department of Marketing Strategies, Poznań University of Economics and Business (PUEB), Niepodległości Av. 10, 61-875 Poznań, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 3, 1-15

Abstract: This paper aims to identify the relation between food consumption and well-being, and the level of well-being depending on a diet followed. Moreover, we analyze whether people driven by single motives, such as the health, pleasure or social dimension of food declare the lower or higher level of well-being than those motivated by a larger number of factors. The survey was conducted online (CAWI, n = 1067). The following scales were used: Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), Satisfaction with Food-related Life Scale (SWFL), Health Taste Attitude Scales (HTAS) and Social Dimension of Food Meaning. The data analysis was carried out with the application of one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), partial eta squared, a t-Student’s test, the Hochberg test, the Games-Howell test, and Pearson’s correlation. Levels of Subjective Well-Being (SWB) and Food Well-Being (FWB) are strongly correlated with consumers’ dietary pattern. The frequency of consumption of organic food and following vegan, low salt, and low sugar diets leads to higher levels of SWB, while FWB is additionally affected by the regular consumption of low-fat products and foods that improve one’s mood. The level of well-being is linked with the motivation to follow specific diets and attentiveness related to dietary patterns. People paying attention to the health aspects, pleasure and social dimension of food meaning show higher level of FWB than people focusing exclusively on health aspects.

Keywords: food consumption; well-being; dietary patterns; sustainable consumption; consumer behaviour; food well-being; subjective well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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